Sheetal Angural becomes BJP pick as candidate for Jalandhar West by-election

The resignation of Sheetal Angural necessitated the by-election constituency.

After Aam Aadmi Party officially announced its candidate, Bhartiya Janta Party declared Sheetal Angural as its candidate for the upcoming polls. Sheetal Angural, who joined BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls along with former MP Sushil Rinku will contest against AAP’s Mohinder Bhagat. The resignation of Sheetal Angural necessitated the by-election constituency.

BJP has given ticket to Sheetal Angural who left AAP. This seat became vacant after his resignation. Due to which by-elections are being held now.

Just before the Lok Sabha elections, on March 27, Sheetal Angural joined the BJP. After this, he resigned from the post of MLA, but on May 29, Angural decided to withdraw his resignation. On May 30, Angural wrote a letter to the Speaker to withdraw his resignation.

On June 3, the Speaker called Angural for a discussion on the resignation. But on May 30, Angural’s resignation was accepted. On this, Angural had talked about filing a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.